August 2018
Thanks again Rick. I am waiting for the palliative care team to call me back about maybe changing the opiates to something else. He was in hospital for 10 days and was awful. He got really violent and was attacking people which is so out of character. When he came home, he was good for 3 days and very lucid but started going downhill and is never lucid at all now. I have a daughter who sits with him while I go shopping and just do a few chores but I always feel I have to rush back in case he needs me (martyr, I know). Anyway, since we last spoke, I have been going along with his "reality" and keeping us both calm. Regards Linzi
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August 2018
Hi Rick You're probably right. Although he does get quite anxious as he often thinks that something is cooked and needs to come out of the oven right now or the ceiling fan is now a chimney and is falling on his bed, I think I should learn to chill out and just go along with it and reassure him that everything is OK. Thanks for your input. Regards Linzi
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August 2018
I have bought hubby home to end his days with cancer. We have the pain under control but the delirim is getting worse and we hardly have a lucid moment these days. Is this normal or should I be reviewing his medication?
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July 2018
My partner has been released from hospital to end his days at home. He doesn't eat any solid food at all so I have been making him Whey Protein and Sustagen shakes with whole milk. Is this the best way to get nutrition into his body?
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June 2018
1 Kudo
I have to agree with Nina6. When my father rang from UK and said he had terminal lung cancer and only expected to live for 6 months, I left my husband and took my (then) 6 year old daughter back home. I spent 5 months with my father and was was able to spend quality time with him as well as attend his funeral. I am so very glad I was there and I know I was able to get closure and move on with my grief. This was 20 years ago and I still feel blessed for that precious time.
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